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range

noun
  1. The extent of one's perception, understanding, knowledge, or vision: horizon, ken, purview, reach, scope. See ability, knowledge, see
  2. The ability or power to seize or attain: capacity, compass, grasp, reach, scope. See ability
  3. An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power: ambit, compass, extension, extent, orbit, purview, reach, realm, scope, sphere, sweep, swing. See territory
  4. Approximate size or amount: vicinity. Informal: neighborhood. See near
verb
  1. To put into a deliberate order: arrange, array, deploy, dispose, marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize. See order
  2. To place in or form a line or lines: align, line (up). See order
  3. To assign to a class or classes: categorize, class, classify, distribute, grade, group, pigeonhole, place, rank 1, rate 1. See group, value
  4. To change or fluctuate within limits: extend, go, run, vary. See change
  5. To move about at random, especially over a wide area: drift, gad, gallivant, meander, peregrinate, ramble, roam, rove, stray, traipse, wander. See move

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